I have been pouring over threads in this area for a good hour or more and I just want to see if I have this straight in regards to the items I want to list in my shop.
I am a crocheter and I adore making hats for little ones. The hats are made from llama, alpaca, sheep wool, cotton, bamboo, or other natural fiber blends.
The only embellishments I ever use on a hat meant for a child are crocheted or felted embellishments (such as flowers or other shapes). Never any buttons or things that could be a choking hazard for my children's hats. Are these sorts of embellishments okay?
I do however use buttons on hats that I make for teens. I assume this is allowed, because the item is not meant to fit or be used by anyone under 14. Do I need to label that in any special way?
Now, from what I have gleaned from other topics is that yarn is exempt from testing, or at least the yarns I am currently using, as they are not metallic in anyway. But they are not exempt from labeling.
Here is where I start to get a little fuzzy. From what I am seeing is that my hats will need to have two labels? One which lists my Name/Business, City/State, and the date on which I completed the item. And then I need a 2nd label with care instructions and fiber content?
Now, a hat meant for a newborn is not very big and putting two labels inside the hat just seems ridiculous to me. I can't use iron on labels because its yarn, it wont stick, so I have to sew something into the hat, and I can only imagine how two labels would irritate poor baby's head! And putting the label on the outside of the hat would just look goofy. Is this just how it is, or is there another way of going about this?
I'm so confused! Any help or clarification to anything I've said would be very appreciated! Just writing all this out I feel like I need a nap.
